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ArticleThe Journal of investigative dermatology2018

The Skin Commensal Yeast Malassezia globosa Thwarts Bacterial Biofilms to Benefit the Host.

Giuseppe Ianiri, Joseph Heitman, Annika Scheynius

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Article in The Journal of investigative dermatology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Dysbiosis in the Pathogenesis of Atopic Dermatitis.The Journal of dermatology · 2026
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  5. Microbiome dysbiosis and therapeutic restoration in atopic dermatitis.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2026
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  6. Extracellular vesicles produced byExtracellular vesicles and circulating nucleic acids · 2026
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  7. The Role of Skin Dysbiosis and Quorum Sensing in Atopic Dermatitis.JID innovations : skin science from molecules to population health · 2025
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  10. Fungal and bacterial gut microbiota differ betweenMicrobiome research reports · 2024
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  13. Frontiers in immunology · 2022
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  15. Extracellular Vesicles Released From the Skin Commensal YeastFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2020
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  16. Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2020
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  17. Characterization of Skin Microbiome in Tinea Pedis.Indian journal of microbiology · 2019
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Giuseppe IaniriDepartment of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
Joseph HeitmanDepartment of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
Annika ScheyniusScience for Life Laboratory, Department of Clinical Science and Education, Karolinska Institutet, and Sachs' Children and Youth Hospital, Södersjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden. Electronic address: annika.scheynius@ki.se.
Duke University · USScience for Life Laboratory · SE

Funding

Structure, function, and evolution of the Cryptococcus MAT locusR01AI050113 · NIAID · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI HEITMAN, JOSEPH · 2002 to 2024
$8.5M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI050113
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Malassezia are abundant, lipid-dependent, commensal yeasts in the skin microbiome that also have a pathogenic lifestyle associated with several common skin disorders. Malassezia genomes encode myriad lipases and proteases thought to mediate lipid utilization and pathogenesis. Li et al. report the biochemical characterization of a unique secreted aspartyl protease produced by Malassezia globosa, MgSAP1, and demonstrate its active role in hindering biofilm formation of the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus. Because biofilms are an established virulence attribute of S. aureus, this study reveals a potential benefit to the host of the fungal aspartyl protease MgSAP1 and opens the door for the investigation of the roles of such molecules in microbial interactions and their possible effects on the host.

Indexed as

MalasseziaBiofilmsEndopeptidasesSkinStaphylococcus aureusEndopeptidases

Identifiers

PMID29681390
PMCPMC7033745
OpenAlexW2800733065

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